Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
Dominant two-way bigs like Davis are interesting. He holds tremendous value. Yet, he can be replaced on a budget.
No, the Lakers won’t find anyone as impactful as Davis in free agency. We’re simply saying that the Lakers could make up a decent portion of his production at a much smaller cost.
With D’Angelo Russell coming off of the books, they’ll have some money to work with in free agency.
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With that in mind, they may want to move Davis and use that money to replace him. If so, they’ll want to move him for a star guard. Who is better than Irving?
There are no questions about whether this duo works. They won an NBA title and advanced to several NBA Finals’ together. If they want to reunite, the Lakers may be wise to make it happen.
Should the Mavericks let them?